The Réti Battery

A battery is two pieces lined up on one line — the queen behind a bishop or a rook — so that opening the line doubles the force instantly. The chapter shows the battery in Réti's handling: the quiet build-up, the forcing blow that opens the file, and the sudden collapse of the defence.

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Reti, Richard — Yates, Frederick New York · 1924.??.?? · 1-0
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Reti, Richard — Rubinstein, Akiba Karlsbad · 1923.??.?? · 1-0
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Tozer, Richard — Smagin, Sergey Lloyds Bank op · 1989.??.?? · 1/2-1/2
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Karpov, Anatoly — Kasparov, Garry World Championship 33th-KK3 · 1986.10.06 · 1/2-1/2
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Smyslov, Vassily — Gipslis, Aivars Moscow · 1967.??.?? · 1/2-1/2